Rough Linen Giveaway Winner

It’s time to announce the winner of the $250 worth of Rough Linen! Did you win? I dunno! Well, actually I do. I do know who won. But I’m not going to tell you this very instant because I’m doing what they call “building suspense”.

So how’d your day go? I spent the entire day in my p’jamas writing posts. I only stay in my p’jamas all day, maybe once a year. These particular p’jamas smell like drawer because they’re winter ones I haven’t worn this season yet. They are an indistinct colour of green with stripes and Howard Holt kitty cats all over them.

I would love, just once in my life to have a nice lookin’ pair of p’jamas. My best p’jamas are a set of really old oxford cloth Polo p’jamas that have the nice, normal sized Polo horse on them. Not the ridiculous raccoon sized polo logo on them. Or the super fancy, swirly emblem with a big R and L. Just a nice, plain, discreet polo player. Yup. They’re my favourites. I can answer the door in them when the mailman comes without feeling like a dolt.

Oh. You don’t care? Fine then. I’ll talk about something else.

How ’bout who the winner of Tricia Rose’s generous giveaway of $250 worth of Rough Linen? Drumroll on your knees please …

You are the incredibly lucky winner of Rough Linen stuff. Just shoot me an email at karen@theartofdoingstuff.com to claim your prize!

If you didn’t win. I’m sorry. I hate that sick, gross feeling you get when you don’t win something you were *sure* you were going to. It’s like spending all day making a dinner you think is going to be delicious that ends up tasting like a 7 year old, freezer burned, tv dinner. That you found in the toilet. Well, it isn’t exactly like that, but you get the general idea. There’s disappointment and a life lesson involved.

Dislike is not a strong enough word! This means all out war! Now I have to make my bed with my perfectly folded sheets that I have put away in the linen closet in alphabetical order! … Well not really… I haven’t put them in alphabetical order and I bet if we looked really carefully they aren’t perfectly folded either. Hell I don’t even have a linen closet but I sure would have liked those sheets! Oh well better luck next time. I will take my rolling pin outside wearing my beautiful rubber boots to see if my ordinary sheets are dry yet so I can sleep tonight…..hmmmmm Congratulations to Lynn! Do you have any idea how lucky you are?:-)

Not only did I feel destined to win those sheets, I could really have used them. And not to make anyone feel bad (ok, maybe just a little guilt wouldn’t hurt) but just so’s you know, the sheets on my bed right now, the ones that I’m about to climb in and lie down on, are patched. (sniffle) That’s right, I said patched. Because recently, I thought, “right, self, it’s time we bought good sheets–you’re heading for the last round-up (not dying, at least not that I know of, just not getting any younger), and once in your life you ought to buy the good stuff.” So I did. Paid a pretty penny, too, I don’t mind saying. And what do you think happened after a few washings of these high-end linens? They ripped, that’s what. So there was nothing for it but to sew a big honkin’ patch made out of a horrible old sheet that was lining the linen cupboard shelf–probably something like 19 thread count and old enough to have been around when Moses was a boy. So rough they could take the skin off one’s fanny if one happened to sleep in the buff, which one won’t be doing any time soon, I’ll have you know. So there you have it. A true hard-luck story if ever there was one. Oh, wait… It was the table cloth that I wanted to win, not the sheets. Nevermind.

I’d like to make a reservation to lay around all day on those linen sheets in my pj’s and eat burned tv dinners and watch bad tv. congrats to lynn. I hope she plans to lay around on those linen sheets. My dog Bentley is jealous. He was really hoping to win. pve

Let me know if you want to host a pve design work of art sometime. You are always giving and kind not only to me but to chickens and that is to be admired.

Congratulations to you, Lynne Pratte!! I am … uh … happy for you. ^~^ (my emoticon attempt at a weak smile). Actually, I am happy for you now that I have worked through a really fast period of grieving for those lovely sheets. Enjoy, girl!! 🙂

Well Miss Smarty Pants Karen..I’ll have you know that I won an umbrella last night online..so you just give those sheets to someone else cause I’ll be busy showing off my fancy la-de-da umbrella..HA!! Congrats Lynn

Do you have Target in Canada? Nick and Nora flannel or cotton PJs $25 for cotton, and $30 for flannel. I have several ones with sock monkeys, new flannel ones with Santa Claus and a lot of nice ones in between. They are very well made. They used to have their own expensive line, but I think they only sell to Target now. I wanted to try BedHead a site for PJ’s but theirs are $100 on sale. My target ones have never worn out. Ann

Just knowing that Trisha Rose is out there making gorgeous linens–her site is now on my “go to” list when seeking that perfect gift. Plus, I put Trisha Rose into my husband’s “favorites” list and said, “For my birthday in March, go here…”

A great contest, a generous gift from Trisha Rose. Lynne, let us know how you LOVE your winnings. Send a pic!